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Title: PaSSiontide – A Lenten Cantata
Artist: Helen Bailey
Label: Divine Art
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 809730523823
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023-02-10
Number of Discs: 1
PASSIONTIDE – A Lenten Cantata. Simon Mold”s new setting is a triumph drawing deeply on the traditions of baroque Passion settings as well as such works as Stainer”s ”The Crucifixion” and Maunder”s ”Olivet to Calvary”, this work is a masterpiece which, if there is any justice in the world, will be widely sung, to be appreciated by choirs, audiences and congregations. A strikingly accessible work that explores a range of emotions with a sure feel for word-setting and an irrepressible tunefulness, while nonetheless capable of many passages of gravitas, poignancy and lingering beauty. Highlights include dramatic moments in the Garden of Gethsemane and before Pilate, a searching setting of the Reproaches for choir and soloist, the heart-rending farewell duet for Mary and Jesus and a final scene that taps into the feelings of believer and non-believer alike.
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